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Semiconductor device comprising transistor pair isolated by trench isolation

US7598541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2004
Grant dateOct 6, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/745
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device has transistors (P1,P10,P11) formed in an active region (22) isolated by a trench isolation region, and a predetermined circuit including a first and second transistors (P10,P11) that require symmetry or relativity characteristics, wherein the distances (S1) between a gate electrode and one end of the active region on a source side viewed from the gate electrode in the first and second transistor are substantially same, and the distances (D1) between a gate electrode and one end of the active region on a drain side viewed from the gate electrode in the first and second transistor are substantially same. The predetermined circuit includes, for example, a current mirror circuit that has a transistor pair of which gate is commonly connected, and a differential circuit that has a transistor pair whose sources are commonly connected, where an input signal is supplied to the gate, and an output signal is generated in the drain.

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